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[snake] Dorothy chilled, I held her.
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Yes, I was supposed to wait before I held her.
It's not my fault; she started it.
More accurate length estimate is 21".
When I got home she was out exploring, climbing up the (temperature and humidity) dials. This alone was exciting because I was sure she'd be in her hide box.
I took the lid off and just watched her for what must have been an hour. I put my hand in the tub a little to get her more used to my presence. I touched her gently a couple times, keeping out of striking range.
I tried to pick her up gently, but she was holding onto those dials impressively.
I left her alone and she wandered around the tub more. I went back to the sofa and ate with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cathijosephine after some coaxing.
The second time she tried to climb out of the tub while we were on the sofa, I waited until the majority of her weight was over the edge, then walked over to her and waited. She got tired of holding all that weight up, coiled. I put my hand under her, palm down, and she lowered onto it.
cathijosephine's guess is that I held her for 20 minutes. It went really great. She was climbing all through my fingers, and clearly learning more coordination in the process. No problems.
I am so happy with her.
She is so different from mammals.
She didn't even open her mouth at me, let alone hiss, since this morning.
Comments about Dorothy bycathijosephine:
"Oh no. Now I can never leave you."
"I was mesmerized. It's not my fault she's amazing."
Yes, I was supposed to wait before I held her.
It's not my fault; she started it.
More accurate length estimate is 21".
When I got home she was out exploring, climbing up the (temperature and humidity) dials. This alone was exciting because I was sure she'd be in her hide box.
I took the lid off and just watched her for what must have been an hour. I put my hand in the tub a little to get her more used to my presence. I touched her gently a couple times, keeping out of striking range.
I tried to pick her up gently, but she was holding onto those dials impressively.
I left her alone and she wandered around the tub more. I went back to the sofa and ate with
cathijosephine after some coaxing. The second time she tried to climb out of the tub while we were on the sofa, I waited until the majority of her weight was over the edge, then walked over to her and waited. She got tired of holding all that weight up, coiled. I put my hand under her, palm down, and she lowered onto it.
cathijosephine's guess is that I held her for 20 minutes. It went really great. She was climbing all through my fingers, and clearly learning more coordination in the process. No problems.I am so happy with her.
She is so different from mammals.
She didn't even open her mouth at me, let alone hiss, since this morning.
Comments about Dorothy by
cathijosephine:"Oh no. Now I can never leave you."
"I was mesmerized. It's not my fault she's amazing."
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